Insomnia looks like an actual modern city. I mean. I guess I should have expected that, but it's weird.

I see Ardyn's always looked like a hobo. Good to know.

Combat is slow. Also cactuar walk signal!

Even though this is Ardyn's DLC, I hope we get more about Verstael that we didn't get in Episode Prompto.

Wow, Somnus was a dick.

looks at majestic mountains "not the most enthralling view" ok, then.

eating clones

Oooh, lore. Is Pitioss a depiction of Ifrit granting fire to Solheim?

Young Verstael is pretty hot. Curse my villain thirst.

Demonify Ifrit. It's fine.

p sure that qte isn't doable. RIP, oracle.

Young Regis looks weird. Your beard sucks, bro.

This soundtrack is gr8

lol Ardyn drinks Ebony

I can buy haaaaaats

evil Ardyn is way more fun to play than whatever that was at the beginning

running around the city being all "fuck you and fuck your party" is cathartic

giant king brother

Hard hat looks ridiculous. Ardyn for AD chairman 2020

oshit Bahamut

Gonna fight my fate. Good to know all the fan theories about Ardyn wanting Noctis to succeed so he can end the Caelum line are legit.

Getting swords of humanity's hate vibes here.

why is Ardyn Anthy?

why is Ardyn Anthy? oh my god

fancy credits.. is... is this all?

yeah... yeah...

Nicely done, Darin. Also I appreciate the continuity of "you can't escape your fate" from the main game.

He was never meant to be king. It was all a massive setup by the Astrals to spur him into a need for revenge.

Hey, Ardyn costume for Noct. Sweet.

I kind of hate that whatsherface the first Oracle has more characterization than Lunafreya.

yeah

resist events are cooler than submit events, though the end is exactly the same

while Episode Ignis is still my favorite for reasons, this one was by far the most lore-dense, and I do appreciate that (Rock of Ravatogh is Ifrit! Yassssss)

I wonder how much of killing Luna was astral-reasons and how much was she looks like Aera and he's still pissy about his own relationship getting the stab treatment.

haha yeah

I'd still bang young Verstael. I guess a copy can't surpass the original after all. Sorry, Prompto.